Direct Slaughter Cattle - Committed and Delivered Cattle - Afternoon

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St. Joseph, MO    Mon, Dec 10, 2012    USDA Market News Service

NATIONAL DAILY SLAUGHTER CATTLE - COMMITTED AND DELIVERED CATTLE - Afternoon
Reflecting Numbers So Far Today

                 Confirmed  Week Ago  Year Ago  Week to Date  Week Ago  Year Ago
Total Delivered     25,722    27,347    25,306        25,722    27,347    25,306
Total Committed     52,757    13,926    16,315        52,757    13,926    16,315

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                               2,633        2,837         21
 Steer and Heifer                          2,587        2,837         99
 Other fed cattle                             46                       1

NEGOTIATED GRID                            100        2,599         11
 Steer and Heifer                            100        1,855         72
 Other fed cattle                                         744         28

FORMULA                                  2,144       12,421         57
 Steer and Heifer                          2,036        9,702         81
 Other fed cattle                            108        2,719         19

FORWARD CONTRACT                           820        2,168         12
 Steer and Heifer                            748          718         49
 Other fed cattle                             72        1,450         51

Packer Financing involved                               903          4
Delivered Location chosen by pack        2,849       14,124         66
Delivered Date chosen by packer          4,585       15,696         79

                          DELIVERED TO PLANTS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack
Delivered Date chosen by packer

               DELIVERED CATTLE:
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                    1,740
Kansas                                   4,969
Nebraska                                 5,194
Colorado                                 2,856
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  3,005
North plains/Eastern Mountain              511
Western States                           4,771
Eastern Cornbelt                         1,659
Northeast                                  977
Southeast                                   40
Canada

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - DOMESTIC
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED                                 232          244          1
 Steer and Heifer                            184          244         90
 Other fed cattle                             48                      10

NEGOTIATED GRID                            765        2,281          6
 Steer and Heifer                            730        1,600         77
 Other fed cattle                             35          681         24

FORMULA                                  2,595       36,835         75
 Steer and Heifer                          2,595       33,936         93
 Other fed cattle                                       2,899          7

FORWARD CONTRACT                         2,470        6,845         18
 Steer and Heifer                          2,470        5,688         88
 Other fed cattle                                       1,157         12

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack        1,152       11,742         24
Delivered Date chosen by packer          1,189       36,083         71

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER) - GENERALLY WITHIN 7 DAYS - IMPORTED
                                               Head Count
                                            Live      Dressed    Percentage
NEGOTIATED
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

NEGOTIATED GRID
 Steer and Heifer
 Other fed cattle

FORMULA                                                  40
 Steer and Heifer                                          40        100
 Other fed cattle

FORWARD CONTRACT                                        450          1
 Steer and Heifer                                         450        100
 Other fed cattle

Packer Financing involved
Delivered Location chosen by pack                       490          1
Delivered Date chosen by packer                         490          1

     COMMITTED (SCHEDULED FOR SLAUGHTER):
REGION OF ORIGIN                    Head Count
Texas/Okla/New Mexico                   27,778
Kansas                                  12,286
Nebraska                                 2,834
Colorado
Iowa/Minnesota/Missouri                  1,810
North plains/Eastern Mountain              379
Western States                           6,822
Eastern Cornbelt                           260
Northeast                                   98
Southeast
Canada                                     490

CATTLE NUMBERS SCHEDULED TO BE SHIPPED OUT OF REGION FOR SLAUGHTER

REGION OF ORIGIN           NUMBER SHIPPED OUT OF REGION OF ORIGIN


Texas/Oklahoma/New Mexico         1,807
Kansas                                0
Nebraska                            566


Source:    USDA Market News Service, St. Joseph, MO
           816-238-0678  email:  stjoe.lgmn@usda.gov
           http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMarketNews

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